About Hampton Falls
Hampton Falls is primarily a residential community that clings proudly to its rural roots. Route 1 provides a small business community which includes Dodge’s Agway, a country store, furniture stores, a Shopper’s Village, restaurants and numerous antique shops. Applecrest Orchard is located on Route 88. Applecrest is one of the oldest working apple orchards in the country; as well as one of the town’s largest employers and taxpayers. Horse farms are also abundant and op ting in Hampton Falls. The building inspector’s office still receives requests for permits to build barns.
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Many residents commute out of town to work. Boston is 45 miles away and Route 95 is easily accessible from town. Portsmouth is 15 miles away. Commuting residents can escape to a small rural town after an easy commute to the cities.
Hampton Falls is committed to preserving the rural character and environment. The town boasts hundreds of acres of marshland. The Conservation Committee has set aside open space using donations by residents. The community now enjoys the Marsh Lane Conservation Preserve (located off of Route 1); a handicapped accessible trail marked with descriptions of plants and birds along the path.
The Hampton Falls Historical Society is located in the Old Hampton Falls Free Library built in 1835. It has restored an old one room schoolhouse on Drinkwater Road and is restoring the old library into a museum and meeting room. The town is committed to it’s historic past, evidenced by the fact that Colonial Homes are restored rather than torn down.
Students in Hampton Falls enjoy the newly renovated Lincoln Akerman School for Grades K-8. The school educates 248 children in grades K-8; providing a nurturing small community for young children. High School students attend Winnacunnett High School, where they benefit from the expanded resources of a regional high school.
Hampton Falls is a wonderful community in the heart of the bustling New Hampshire Seacoast. Our town has maintained its rural past and small town community, while keeping pace with the area’s economic growth.
History
First established as the "Third Parish" of Hampton, Hampton Falls received its grant as an independent town in 1726. Falls on the Taylor River provided water power for mills. Meshech Weare, a descendant of mill owners, was New Hampshire's first president, later called governor, in 1776. Once a farming and lumbering community, the town is today largely residential, with numerous antique shops along Route 1.
Notable Inhabitants
Ralph Adams Cram, architect
John Greenleaf Whittier, poet (summer resident)
Meshech Weare, governor
Hunter Stetz, musician
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,880 people, 704 households, and 546 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town is 98.46% White, 0.05% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 704 households out of which 34.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% are married couples living together, 5.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% are non-families. 16.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The av ge household size is 2.67 and the av ge family size is 3.03.
In the town the population is spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $76,348, and the median income for a family is $86,229. Males have a median income of $60,250 versus $36,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $35,060. 2.9% of the population and 2.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.1% of those under the age of 18 and 3.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
